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Prestigious Awards and Honors

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Q26. Writers from which countries are considered for the Man Booker Prize?

  1. AAll writers in English
  2. BEnglish writers from the Commonwealth and Ireland
  3. CWriters of the Commonwealth
  4. DBritish and North American writers
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Answer: D) British and North American writers

Q27. Which of the following awards is given by the K. K. Birla Foundation?

  1. ABharat Ratna
  2. BSahitya Academy
  3. CVyas Samman
  4. DJnanpith
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Answer: C) Vyas Samman

Q28. Which of the following awards is given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India for outstanding services in the field of science and technology?

  1. AShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
  2. BInfosys Prize
  3. CG. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research
  4. DOm Prakash Bhasin Award
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Answer: A) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

Q29. In which field is the Grammy Award given?

  1. Aacting
  2. Bmusic
  3. Csinging
  4. DBoxing
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Answer: B) music

Q30. Which award is given to the best feature film made on national integration?

  1. AIndira Gandhi Award
  2. BDevika Rani Award
  3. CNargis Dutt Award
  4. DDadasaheb Phalke Award
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Answer: C) Nargis Dutt Award

Q31. Which award is given for excellence in the field of cinema?

  1. AKalidas Award
  2. BDadasaheb Phalke Award
  3. CSaraswati Samman
  4. DAshoka Chakra
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Answer: B) Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Q32. Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

  1. APrithviraj Kapoor
  2. BSmt. Devika Rani
  3. CSmt. Kanan Devi
  4. DB. N. Sarkar
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Answer: B) Smt. Devika Rani

Q33. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given to_

  1. AMinistry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
  2. BMinistry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
  3. CMinistry of Home Affairs, Government of India
  4. Dby the Madhya Pradesh government
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Answer: B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India

Q34. In whose name is the highest award given for contribution to the development of cinema?

  1. AAmitabh Bachchan
  2. BRaj Kapoor
  3. CDadasaheb Phalke
  4. DMeena Kumari
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Answer: C) Dadasaheb Phalke

Q35. Who among the following was not a recipient of the 'Dada Saheb Phalke Award'?

  1. APrithviraj Kapoor
  2. BSmt. Kanan Devi
  3. CGemini Ganesan
  4. DSmt. Devika Rani
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Answer: C) Gemini Ganesan

Q36. Oscar award is given to—

  1. Aby the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. Bby the National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences
  3. CHollywood by association
  4. Dby the Fulbright Association
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Answer: A) by the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Q37. Oscar awards are given for best performance in which field?

  1. Ajournalism
  2. BNews Service
  3. CMovie
  4. Dgame
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Answer: C) Movie

Q38. Who was the first Indian to receive an Oscar for lifetime achievement in cinema?

  1. AAnil Kapoor
  2. BBhanu Athaiya
  3. CSatyajit Ray
  4. DVimal Rai
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Answer: C) Satyajit Ray

Q39. 'Shastra Ramanujan Award' is given for contribution in which field?

  1. AMathematic
  2. BLiterature
  3. CChemistry
  4. Ddance
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Answer: A) Mathematic

Q40. In which field is the 'Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award' given for exceptional contribution?

  1. ALiterature
  2. Bacting skills
  3. CScience
  4. DSocial service
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Answer: C) Science

Q41. Which Indian was awarded the Oscar for costume design in the film Gandhi?

  1. ARitu Beri
  2. BNeeta Lula
  3. CManish Malhotra
  4. DBhanu Athaiya
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Answer: D) Bhanu Athaiya

Q42. The Kalinga Award is given to—

  1. Afor Best Film of the Year
  2. BTo popularize science
  3. CTo advance cultural understanding
  4. DFor exceptionality in sports
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Answer: B) To popularize science

Q43. Which of the following organizations gives the 'Kalinga Award'?

  1. AUNESCO
  2. BC.S.I.R.
  3. CDepartment of Science and Technology
  4. DMinistry of Human Resource and Development
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Answer: A) UNESCO

Q44. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO to people who try to popularize the use of science in life?

  1. AMagsaysay Award
  2. BBooker Prize
  3. CKalinga Prize
  4. DKalidas Award
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Answer: C) Kalinga Prize

Q45. Which of the following awards is not given by the Government of India?

  1. ABharat Ratna
  2. BPadma Vibhushan
  3. CAshoka Chakra
  4. DKalinga Prize
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Answer: D) Kalinga Prize

Q46. In which field is Dhanvantri Award given?

  1. ASocial sphere
  2. Bmedical field
  3. Cagricultural sector
  4. Dspace science field
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Answer: B) medical field

Q47. Dr. V.C. Roy Award is given to_

  1. Ain the space sector
  2. Bin the field of nuclear research
  3. Cin the medical field
  4. Din the writing field
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Answer: C) in the medical field

Q48. In which field is Vikram Sarabhai Award given?

  1. ANuclear research
  2. Bspace research
  3. Cscientific research
  4. DScientific writing
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Answer: B) space research

Q49. Ramon Magsaysay Award is given by which country?

  1. AThailand
  2. BMyanmar
  3. CPhilippines
  4. DIndonesia
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Answer: C) Philippines

Q50. With whose name is the former President of which country the 'Ramon Magsaysay Award' associated?

  1. APhilippines
  2. BThailand
  3. CIndonesia
  4. DMalaysia
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Answer: A) Philippines

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